Definition of tapers

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• tapers is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• tapers is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• tapers is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of tapers

• a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. wick
• stick of wax with a wick in the middle (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. candle
  2. wax light
• give a point to (verb)

  Examples

  1. The candles are tapered

  Synonyms

  1. point
  2. sharpen
• a convex shape that narrows toward a point (noun)
• diminish gradually (verb)

  Examples

  1. Interested tapered off
• the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) (noun)

See definition of tapers in Merriam Webster